Knitted cap and method of producing same



F J. WENGEN KNITTED CAP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME Filed May 17, 1935 April 221, 1936.

INVENTOR;

BY MMM/MMM ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 21, 1936 `lpplication May' '17, 1935, Serial N0. 21,989

Claims.

The present invention relates in Igeneral/to improvements in the art of producing head wear, and relates :more specifically to an improved cap 'structure,and to `'an improved method of pro- 5 ducing such a structure.

Generally defined, an object of the A'present invention is to provide an improved double cap structure, and a new and useful method of producingthe same.

It has heretofore been customary inthe xart'of manufacturing knitted head wear, -to producesocalledhockey caps from tubular blanks, by various methods. Caps of this type each' having-ia single thickness or layer of knitted fabric,were previously formed of tubular stocker blanks each fhaving one end selvaged or otherwiseffnished Yand protected against ravelling, 'and'having 'its opposite end closed to form the top of thecrown by cutting out angular pieces of the goods and yby subsequently producing cross-rows of ystitching to form a smooth top having a-highly finished appearance. A decorative tasselor pompon is ordinarily sewed or otherwise attached, to -eachof these caps at the point of intersection Jofithe cross-stitching, in order to complete 'the cap structure, andy the flower open end 'of the structure can be folded upwardly overfthe crown' to provide a double head encircling band or brim. While ,this Vprior method of constructing single thickness knitted hockey capswas quiten-satisfactory, the previous mode of producing. double thickness caps of this type, introduces Vgreater -difcultiesand more objections.v These double -caps were heretofore produced, by independently 35 gathering in the opposite ends ofl a knitted blank 'of substantially twice the length -of the completed cap and'drawing the material together fwithout=--re1noving any of the same, and by subsequently folding one of the closedV endsof the `blankwithin the other. and sewingl-the-:pompon to the adjacent drawn or gathered ends. This gathering and drawingy together of the ends of the blank, and the subsequent attachment of the pompon, produced a thick and bulky mass of material at the top of the crown, which not only prevented the cap from being pulled tightly `against the top of the wearers head, but also created a hideous and unsightly appearance.

More specifically, the present invention contemplates provision of an improved double thickness hockey cap structure wherein this Yobjectionable bunching or gathering of excess material at the top of the crown, is entirely eliminated, and which has substantially uniform double thickness throughout its entire area.

Another specific object of the present invention istol provide an improved method offmanufacturing. double thickness knitted hockey caps of the improved type.

Inaccordance with the present improvement: a y, double thickness hockey cap vis formed of: ai tubular knitted blankzhaving one endoompletely closed by cutting out substantially s triangular quadrants and by subsequently sewing the resultant points together with cross-rows of stitch- .m ing, and having its opposite end initially gathered and-drawn inwardly to partially iclose the same. The completely closed end is then folded `within the partially closed end, whereupon the pompon `is temporarily sewed to the stitched end -at the if, intersection of the rows of stitching. The cap is then completed by drawing the ypartially closed outer end of the blank, into snug engagement with the base ofthe pompon and by finally sewing the pompon to'both of the adjacent ends of ,20 the blank.

A clear conception of the `several steps of the improved method, and of the details-of construction o-f a knitted hockey cap embodying the improvements, may be had by-referrngto=.the fg, drawingaccompanying and forming apart of this specification intwhich like` reference characters designatey the same or similar parts in theA Various views.

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a knitted tubular blank Vsuch as is utilized in producing the improved cap, a portion thereof having been i broken away;

Fig. 2 is a similar View of the tubularblank after one end thereof has been completely.. closed and the opposite end has been partially closed;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through the .partially completed cap, showing the completely closed end of the blank folded into the partially closed opposite end, and also showing a pompon '40 about to be applied; and

' Fig: 4 is a part sectional side elevation vof the finally completed cap.

W'hile the invention has been described and illustrated herein, as being applied to the manufacture of knitted double thickness hockey caps, it is not the intent to unnecessarily limit the scope by such specic embodiment, since some of the improved features may be more generally applicable to caps of other types formed of different materials.

Referring to the drawing, the improved double thickness hockey cap may be formed of a knitted tubular blank 5, and these blanks may either be knitted individually, or formed by cutting a continuously knitted tubular ribbon into sections of proper length. After the blank 5 has been produced, one end thereof may be provided with four triangular cut-outs forming equally spaced pointed portions 6, and these portions may subsequently be sewed together along their edges by cross rows or seams 1 of stitching. Obviously, the stitching may be effected before the cutouts are made, in order to obviate excessive ravelling, but the seams 'I should present a neat and finished appearance and should totally close the blank end without producing excessive thickness at the stitching. The opposite end of the blank 5 may subsequently be drawn or gathered inwardly as shown in Fig. 2 by means of a gathering thread 8, after which the totally closed end of the blank may be folded into the partially closed end as4 shown in Fig. 3 to provide double thickness throughout the entire area of the cap structure. A pompon 9 may subsequently be sewed to the pointed portions 6 of Vthe blank 5 at the point of intersection of the seams 1, by means of a thread l as shown in Fig. 3, and when this pompon has been sewed in central position, the gathering thread 8 may be utilized to totally close the outwardly exposed end of the blank and to draw the same into snug engagement with the base of the pompon 9. The adjacent parts may thereafter be sewed firmly together to thus complete the cap structure, and the lower portion Il of the cap may be folded upwardly as shown in Fig. 4, to provide a band or brim.

It will thus be apparent that the present lnvention provides a simple, yet an effective method of manufacturing double knitted hockey caps which are devoid of undesirable and excessive bunching of material at the top of the crown, and which will lie flat against the wearers head at this point. The improved caps can be produced without difiiculty, and besides presenting a neat and highly finished appearance, these caps are durable in construction and highly flexible and serviceable in use. By utilizing the seams 1 of cross stitching at the reversely and inwardly turned end of the blank 5, the upper end of the dome or crown will have substantially the same double thickness as all other portions of the cap, thereby permitting the crown to be pulled into snug engagement with the wearers head, without producing any bulging whatsoever. While the outwardly exposed end of the cap might also be formed with seams 1, it is preferable to merely draw this end into closed condition with the aid of a thread 8, in order to avoid externally visible seams, and since the outer layer o-f the cap is of somewhat greater diameter than the inner layer, the closure of the outer end by gathering in or drawing, will facilitate the production of a final cap having the accesos Y ing one end of the blank, partially closing the opposite end and folding the totally closed end within the partially closed end, attaching a decorative element to the totally closed reversed blank end, and finally closing the partially closed blank end about the base of the decorative element.

2. The method of manufacturing a cap, which comprises, forming a tubular blank, totally closing one end of the blank in dome shaped fashion by cross seams of stitching, partially closing the opposite end and folding the totally closed end within the partially closed end, attaching a decorative pompon to the totally closed blank end at r the intersection of the seams, and finally closing the partially closed blank end about the base of the pompon.

3. The method of manufacturing a cap, which comprises, forming a tubular blank, totally clos- I- ing one end of the blank in dome shaped fashion to produce uniform single thickness at said closed end, gathering in the opposite end to partially close the same and folding the totally closed end into the partially closed end, attaching a pompon fr to the apex of the dome shaped closed end, and finally closing the other end about the base of the pompon.

4. The method of manufacturing a cap, which comprises, forming a tubular blank, closing one end of the blank in dome shaped fashion by cross stitching and removing the intervening material to produce uniform single thickness of material at said end, gathering in the opposite end to partially close the same and folding the other closed end into the partially closed end, attaching a decorative element to the apex of the reversed dome shaped inner end, and finally closing the other end about the base of said element.

5. The method of manufacturing a cap, which comprises, forming a tubular knitted blank, closing one end of the blank in dome shaped fashion by intersecting straight seams of stitching and re- Amoving excess knitted material to produce uniform single thickness of material at the dome 

